I chose to take a closer look at some studies on guided imagery and its effects on children. I chose this topic because I am curious to know more about this therapeutic modality, as I do not have much experience with it. I chose children as my population because I have experience counseling children of all ages in school settings and would like to learn more about how guided imagery can be an effective resource to work with them. A 12-week 1998 study published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development examined how the use of guided affective and cognitive imagery affected Hawaiian children's self-esteem. The article states that low self-esteem is a common problem among Hawaiian children because their culture's values ​​are different from those of the traditional educational system which recognizes autonomy, independence and competition as a form of success; Hawaiian culture places more emphasis on group effort and recognition of the group as a whole. Lowered self-esteem puts children at increased risk of feeling alienated and powerless, as well as committing crimes later in life. In this particular study, the sample group included 60 children (26 boys and 34 girls) ages 8 to 12, and all were at least 25% Hawaiian. The experimental group included 14 boys and 16 girls. Various inventories were administered at the beginning and end of the study and covered topics such as academic/school-related self-esteem, social/peer-related self-esteem, general and self-esteem linked to home/parents. The children were given a series of weekly 45-minute guided imagery exercises, which addressed issues such as problem solving, self-harming behavior, family, assertiveness, relaxation...... middle of paper...... d from Academic Search Premier database. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&hid=7&sid=f57a5e26-4b34-42dd-b776-5f5819fa60e3%40sessionmgr14Omizo, M., Omizo, S. and Kitaoka, S. (January 1998) . Guided affective and cognitive imagery to improve self-esteem in Hawaiian children. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 26(1), 52-62. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=7&sid=f57a5e26-4b34-42dd-b776-5f5819fa60e3%40sessionmgr14&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=246730Schoettle, (April 1980). Guided imagery - A tool in child psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 34(2), 220-227. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&hid=7&sid=f57a5e26-4b34-42dd-b776-5f5819fa60e3%40sessionmgr14